Public Budgeting and Financial Management Concentration

The Concentration in Public Budgeting and Financial Management consists of 15 credit hours within the MPA curriculum.  Students must fulfill the following requirements:

Required Courses (6 credit hours)

MPAD 6326 – Applied Economics for Public Administrators (3)
MPAD 6350 – Public Sector Financial Management (3)

Elective Courses (9 credit hours) – Select three of the following:
MPAD 6142 – Grant Writing and Reporting (3)
MPAD 6185 – Intergovernmental Relations (3)
MPAD 6324 – Financial Analysis for Nonprofit Organizations (3)
MPAD 6330 – Program Evaluation for the Public and Nonprofit Sectors (3)
MPAD 6332 – Project Management (3)
MPAD 6352 – Public Sector Financial Reporting and Analysis (3)
ECON 6112 – Graduate Econometrics (3)
ECON 6218 – Advanced Business and Economic Forecasting (3)
MBAD 6159 – Real Estate Development (0 to 3)

Note:

Appropriate non-MPAD courses may be taken within this concentration upon approval of the student’s advisor and the MPA Director.